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| Jan.4 |
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Two kidnapped journalists reported freed |
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| Jan.9 |
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'Ransom paid' for hijacked supertanker
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| Jan.10 |
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Saudi tanker crew 'safe and well'
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| Jan.12 |
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Pirate tells how five drowned |
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| Jan.13 |
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Pirates release two ships off East Africa |
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| Jan.15 |
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'Terror group' joins capital takeover |
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| Jan.24 |
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'Cowardly' suicide bombing kills 15 |
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| Jan.30 |
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13 bodies found in scorched shop |
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| Jan.31 |
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Obama half-brother on drug charge |
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At least 100 people killed in oil fire 
An overturned petrol tanker caught fire on a highway and exploded and hundreds of people gathered to collect spilled fuel
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| Feb.2 |
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Gaddafi elected as next AU leader
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| Feb.3 |
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No consensus on Africa unity plan |
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Pirates free arms ship Pirates who hijacked a Ukrainian ship MV Faina loaded with weapons have received a ransom and have left the vessel
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U.S. envoy found dead |
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| Feb.7 |
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New president returns from exile |
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| Feb.11 |
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U.S. Navy arrests pirate suspects in Gulf |
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| Feb.13 |
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Russian warship apprehends pirates |
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| Feb.22 |
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Peacekeepers attacked |
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| Feb.27 |
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Displaced Somalis return to Mogadishu |
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| Feb.28 |
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President bends to demand for sharia law |
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| Mar.2 |
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Navy releases 9 suspected pirates |
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| Mar.4 |
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U.S. to handing pirate suspects to Kenya |
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| Mar.5 |
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British cruise ship in 'pirate attack' scare |
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| Mar.12 |
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Japan to fight piracy off Africa |
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| Mar.14 |
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Destroyers set sail on anti-piracy mission
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| Mar.21 |
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U.S. Navy releases six suspected pirates |
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| Apr.7 |
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Dangers off Somali coast increasing
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| Apr.8 |
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US crew seized by Somali pirates| The pirates have hijacked Maersk Alabama with at least 20 crew on board, after what maritime officials described as a sustained night-time attack | |
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Drama as US crew recapture vessel Pirates hold ship's skipper. The destroyer USS Bainbridge has arrived on the scene where a U.S. freighter was hijacked off the Horn Africa
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U.S. warship nears boat carrying pirates Guided-missile destroyer USS Bainbridge arrived before dawn near a 28-foot lifeboat holding four pirates and the kidnapped captain
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| Apr.9 |
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US to boost Africa pirate forces
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U.S. negotiators try to free captain Negotiators aboard a U.S. Navy warship are trying to secure the release of Richard Phillips who is being held by pirates on a lifeboat
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| Apr.10 |
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Captain tried to escape pirates Richard Phillips was believed to be trying to swim to the USS Bainbridge. The pirates jumped into the water, recaptured him
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Hostage dies as French attack pirates A French hostage and two pirates died Friday in a rescue operation. Four hostages, including a child, were freed from the hijacked yacht
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More pirates searching for lifeboat
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| Apr.11 |
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U.S.-flagged ship nears Kenya
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Pirates fire on approaching U.S. sailors Pirates fired on U.S. sailors as they tried to reach the lifeboat where an American captain is being held. Sailors did not return fire
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US 'in talks' with pirates |
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| Apr.12 |
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Captain rescued, snipers kill 3 pirates U.S. Navy snipers fatally shot pirates holding Richard Phillips hostage after seeing one of the pirates 'had an AK-47 leveled at the captain's back'
| The ship was stormed by pirates 350 miles off Somalia. The captain of Maersk Alabama, American cargo-ship, who'd been held in a lifeboat in the Indian Ocean, was rescued uninjured.
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| Apr.13 |
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US politician targeted |
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| Apr.14 |
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Pirates attack U.S. cargo ship but fail
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| Apr.15 |
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French warship captures pirates | A warship has captured 11 pirates off the coast of Kenya, amid calls for the international community to deal with the problem of piracy. It had detected a 'mother ship', and observ... | |
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Parliament member killed |
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| Apr.18 |
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Dutch navy captures pirates after attack Dutch naval forces captured seven pirates and freed 20 captive fishermen after tracking the pirates to their 'mother ship' in the Gulf of Aden
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| Apr.19 |
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Pirate attack thwarted in Gulf of Aden |
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| Apr.20 |
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Ethiopia's Merga wins Boston Marathon |
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| Apr.22 |
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UN head against new Somalia force |
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| Apr.23 |
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PM: Anti-pirate patrols not working |
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| Apr.24 |
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$213M pledged to beat Somali pirates |
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| Apr.26 |
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Italian cruise ship thwarts pirate attack The captain foiled an attack by pirates off the coast of Somalia by ordering his security crew to fire back
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| Apr.28 |
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Russia captures Somalia pirates |
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| Apr.30 |
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Women ban sex over political reform |
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| May.3 |
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Pirates seized after threatening Navy ship |
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| May.7 |
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Aristocrat guilty of manslaughter |
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| May.12 |
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'Guilty' aristocrat awaits sentencing
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| May.14 |
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U.S., Korean warships stop pirate attack |
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| May.15 |
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US alarmed at Eritrea 'arms link' |
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| May.17 |
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Militants capture key town |
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| May.19 |
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Ethiopian forces back in Somalia Map of Kalabeyr Somalia Ethiopian forces returned to Somalia, some equipped with heavy artillery, seizing control of a Somali border town
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| May.22 |
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Fierce battle in Somali capital Map of Mogadishu Somalia Pro-government forces have launched a major attack against Islamist militants controlling parts of the capital. At least 36 people were killed
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| May.23 |
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Civilians caught in fighting, dozens dead |
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| May.24 |
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Blast kills seven |
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| May.26 |
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More Somalis flee heavy fighting in capital |
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| Jun.3 |
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Delta denied to Nairobi, Monrovia |
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| Jun.5 |
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Police accused of widespread killing |
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| Jun.6 |
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Pirates release tugboat held 10 months |
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| Jun.18 |
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Security minister killed
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| Jun.22 |
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Kenya rejects call for Somalia military help
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| Jun.28 |
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Somali pirates release Belgian ship, crew |
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| Jul.12 |
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Fresh fighting erupts |
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| Jul.14 |
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Foreigners seized from Mogadishu hotel |
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| Jul.16 |
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Somali PM speaks with French hostage
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| Jul.23 |
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Cable - big promises for African Internet
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| Aug.1 |
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Global warning as militants flex muscles |
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Clinton to hold key Somalia talks US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is due to hold talks with Somali President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed in Nairobi
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| Aug.6 |
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Clinton threatens Eritrea action
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| Aug.10 |
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Pirates free Italian ship after 4 months |
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| Aug.14 |
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34 fishermen free months after hijacking |
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| Aug.17 |
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Legend Bekele powers to fourth world title |
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| Aug.26 |
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Somalia hostage tells of escape
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| Aug.27 |
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U.N. seeks $230M to fight Kenya hunger
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| Sep.2 |
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Drought, death grips Kenyan heartland |
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| Sep.14 |
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Al-Qaeda Somalia suspect 'killed'| US forces have 'likely killed' Saleh Ali Saleh Nabhan, a top al-Qaeda suspect, during a US military raid | |
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| Sep.20 |
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Islamists 'ban' UN books |
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Gebrselassie wins fourth straight Berlin |
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| Sep.24 |
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UN warns over East Africa hunger
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| Sep.28 |
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Oxfam launches East Africa appeal |
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| Oct.2 |
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UN: U.S. delaying millions in aid to Somalia |
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| Oct.3 |
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Aid workers released |
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| Oct.6 |
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Clans 'set for 2012 riots' |
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| Oct.7 |
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Pirates attack navy ship 'in error' The pirates mistook a French ship involved in an anti-piracy operation for a commercial vessel
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| Oct.12 |
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Pirates urge Spain to free pair |
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| Oct.17 |
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Flood warning for drought-hit East Africa |
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| Oct.20 |
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China ups rescue effort for hijacked ship China plans to make 'every effort to rescue' a merchant bulk carrier De Xin Hai and crew hijacked in the Indian Ocean
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Report: Eritrea worst for press freedom
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| Oct.25 |
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Somalis 'made to view executions'
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| Oct.26 |
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Call to act on maternal mortality
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| Oct.29 |
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Couple tell of Somalia kidnapping| Paul Chandler, 59, being held by Somali pirates has spoken to TV from aboard a container ship where they are being held hostage | |
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| Oct.30 |
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Ransom demanded for yacht couple
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| Nov.6 |
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Adulterer stoned to death
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| Nov.9 |
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Mid-ocean pirate attack on tanker
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| Nov.13 |
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Landslide kills 20
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| Nov.14 |
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Nigeria edge out Tunisia |
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| Nov.18 |
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U.S. ship thwarts second pirate attack Maersk Alabama that played a central role in a bloody hijacking drama last spring was attacked again
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| Nov.20 |
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British hostages say pirates will kill them A British couple kidnapped from their yacht pleaded for their life in a video broadcast on Britain's Channel 4 Friday
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| Nov.25 |
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Two journalists released
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| Dec.3 |
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Blast kills 19 at graduation ceremony A male suicide bomber dressed in women's clothing killed 3 members of interim government and 16 others at a medical school graduation ceremo...
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| Dec.15 |
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12 Eritrean soccer players sought in Kenya
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